The Unkindest Slice of All Warning: Contains Fine Print and In Japan, Sumitomo Life Insurance sells insurance applications from
soft-drink vending machines. The form, together with a pen, comes in a chilled can; the insurance "flavors" include "gutsy" can labels for men and "healthy" labels for women. and CHARLES PERRY

PLATFORM : Parents in Combat BELLA ABZUG, The prospect of American service women returning in body bags hit home last week when Army Spec. Melissa Rathbun - Nealy was listed as missing in action. Former New York Congresswoman BELLA ABZUG, long active in the anti-war and women's movements , commented on that prospect: and

PLATFORM : Haiti Awaits the Dawning of a Day Without Despair JO'ANN DeQUATTRO, JO'ANN DeQUATTRO is a Sister of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, an order that has been in Haiti since 1975. Sister Jo'Ann, a staff member of the Peace and Justice Center of Southern California, visited Haiti last April. She comments on the country's new president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who takes office today